Music Publishers Association of the United States

04/05/2021

Congratulations to the winners of the 2019-2020 Paul Revere Awards for Graphic Excellence! Beautiful and brilliant work from NewMusicShelf, Hal Leonard, Subito Music Corporation, Hope Publishing, Theodore Presser, Carl Fischer Music, peermusic Classical, Excelcia Music Publishing, Boosey & Hawkes, G. Schirmer & Associated Music Publishers, Kendor Music, Inc., Gems Music Publications + others! A complete list of winners can be seen here:
https://www.mpa.org/announcing-the-2019-2020-paul-revere-award-winners/

Congratulations to the winners of the 2019-2020 Paul Revere Awards for Graphic Excellence! Beautiful and brilliant work from NewMusicShelf, Hal Leonard, Subito Music Corporation, Hope Publishing, Theodore Presser, Carl Fischer Music, peermusic Classical, Excelcia Music Publishing, Boosey & Hawkes, G. Schirmer & Associated Music Publishers, Kendor Music, Inc., Gems Music Publications + others! A complete list of winners can be seen here:
https://www.mpa.org/announcing-the-2019-2020-paul-revere-award-winners/

03/25/2021

Join us as we announce the 2019-2020 Paul Revere Awards for Graphic Excellence on April 1!
Presented by Frank J. Oteri of NewMusicBox at New Music USA.
While you must sign up for the presentation, it is open to all!
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_d3DNylqDRferp4atwKHMDg

Join us as we announce the 2019-2020 Paul Revere Awards for Graphic Excellence on April 1!
Presented by Frank J. Oteri of NewMusicBox at New Music USA.
While you must sign up for the presentation, it is open to all!
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_d3DNylqDRferp4atwKHMDg

02/10/2021

FJHmusic.com | Frank J. Hackinson

We are sad to hear of the passing of Frank J. Hackinson, president and CEO of The FJH Music Company. Frank was a passionate and innovative figure in the publishing industry and he will be missed.
In 2012 the MPA honored him with our Lifetime Achievement Award. We encourage you to read more about his life and legacy here: https://www.fjhmusic.com/hackinson.htm

Recipient of the prestigious 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Music Publishers Association (MPA), Frank J. Hackinson is one of the most recognized and respected names in the music publishing industry. Frank has transformed the world of music education, and personally guided its evolution thr...

06/12/2020

Thank you to everyone who tuned in for our first webinar! We'll post some highlights form the meeting before too long.
Please welcome our incoming officers for 2020-2022!

06/10/2020

You are invited to join us for the first ever streaming MPA Annual Meeting & Year End Update. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Tune in live FRIDAY for our first ever STREAMING Annual Meeting & Year-End Update.

The hour-long session will include guests Bart Herbison, Executive Director of the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), Music Attorney Corey Field, and Dr. James Weaver of the National Federation of State High School Associations, speaking to Moving Forward with Music Education & Performance During, and After, Covid-19. Registration is free!
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qNl6iF8UQXqLbhv-D4Axsw

You are invited to join us for the first ever streaming MPA Annual Meeting & Year End Update. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

05/28/2020

It is with deep sadness that we share the news of Lauren Keiser’s passing. While many of our colleagues may remember him as MPA president or our "fearless leader" from 2005-2012, his long and storied career spanned more than five decades.

He started in the music industry with Sam Ash Music in the early 1970s, becoming their Educational Director and coordinating the retail chain’s activities with school districts and institutions in the metropolitan New York area. He would go on to join Alfred Publishing for several years before becoming the President and CEO of Cherry Lane Music, Astor Music and Books, and Carl Fischer before forming his own company, Keiser Southern Music.

In addition to his time at the helm of various prestigious publishers and the Music Publishers Association, he served as the Vice-Chairman of the International Confederation of Music Publishers, sat on ASCAP’s Board of Review and was a member of ASCAP’s Symphonic and Concert Committee.

A graduate of Goddard College in Vermont, Lauren was also a composer in his own right, whose private composition teachers included Elie Siegmeister, Isaac Nemiroff and Krzyzstof Penderecki.

Lauren spent the majority of his career supporting composers, producing and promoting their works. He published and edited hundreds of music books, folios and arrangements. In addition, he created and co-founded Music in Our Schools, the annual celebration of music in the schools in the United States.

He believed in fighting the good fight.

He will be deeply missed.

05/20/2020

MOLA :: An Association of Music Performance Librarians

Join the Major Orchestra Librarians' Association TOMORROW at 1:30 EDT for a LIVE panel + Q&A on Streaming Classical Music in the US amidst the COVID Crisis.
You can watch via Facebook live on their page here:
https://www.facebook.com/MOLA-Major-Orchestra-Librarians-Association-144549815587667/
#copyrightquagmires #licensetostream #streaming101 #virtualMOLA #LibrarianingLikeABoss

:: An international association of librarians from performing ensembles and organizations ::

05/13/2020

STAY HOME + MAKE MUSIC!
Stop the spread of COVID-19!

05/13/2020

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/coronavirus-artists-culture-impact/

04/17/2020

STAY HOME + MAKE MUSIC!
Stop the spread of COVID-19!

02/13/2020

Spotify Announces Beta Launch of Songwriter Pages - Haulix Daily

"Spotify’s latest development is songwriter pages, a new way for fans, collaborators, and industry partners to dive deeper into the creators behind their favorite songs."

Spotify's new development is songwriter pages, a way for fans, collaborators, and industry partners to learn about the creators behind their favorite songs.

02/13/2020

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12/20/2019

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12/02/2019

With the holidays upon us, consider giving the gift of music!

08/26/2019

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08/26/2019

The MPA has created new curriculum materials to help our future music educators understand the ins and outs of copyright.
For more info visit our Resources for Educators page at www.mpa.org/resources-for-educators

06/25/2019

honoring Iris Manus & Elwyn Raymer

honoring Iris Manus & Elwyn Raymer

06/25/2019

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06/06/2019

DPFs? Digital distro? Tablets? Come talk pros and cons of new media platforms with Guy Barash of Dotted Eighth, Enrique López de Mesa of nkoda, Joseph Ciappina Band Director, & Sara Griffin of the New York Philharmonic. Join us June 14 in New York City.
Register NOW > http://www.mpa.org

05/28/2019

Join us June 14 as we honor Iris Manus of Alfred Music with the MPA Lifetime Achievement Award and Elwyn Raymer of the CMPA Action fund with the Arnold Broido Award for Copyright Advocacy! https://www.mpa.org/register-now-for-the-mpa-annual-meeting-awards-luncheon/

05/05/2019

Excitedly sorting through scores submitted for the Paul Revere Awards for Graphic Excellence.

05/02/2019

Register now for the MPA Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon! • Music Publishers Association of the United States

Attention members! Registration now open for our Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon on June 14 in New York City!
https://www.mpa.org/register-now-for-the-mpa-annual-meeting-awards-luncheon/

Please join us Friday, June 14, at the Century Association in New York City as we honor Iris Manus of Alfred Music with our Lifetime Achievement Award and Elwyn Raymer of the CMPA Action Fund with the Arnold Broido Award for Copyright Advocacy!

05/02/2019

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04/16/2019

Attention members! You have until April 30 to submit for the Revere Awards!

09/27/2018

Jon Platt to Officially Succeed Martin Bandier at Sony/ATV Music Publishing

The announcement confirms last week's rumors of the change in leadership

In one of those “everybody’s saying it but it’s not quite officially official yet” situations, when news gradually broke last week that Warner/Chappell Music Publishing chief Jon Platt was leaving …

09/25/2018

Pub quiz: Why music publishing is the new rock'n'roll

Publishing offers much more than just a steady income. The sector’s A&Rs make decisions every bit as bold as their label equivalents

Time was, record company executives would deride publishing as the ‘unsexy side of the music business’. Not any more. As Jon Platt and Martin Bandier spark a managerial merry-go-round, Music Week looks at the changing face of the sector...

09/19/2018

Music Modernization Act Passed: Industry, Politicians Welcome 'The Most Important Piece Of Legislation In a Generation'

The Senate has passed the Music Modernization Act

“This is the most important piece of legislation in a generation,” Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said on the Senate floor after the bill was approved. “It makes sure songwriters get paid and get paid fairly.”

06/22/2018

2018 MPA Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon

06/22/2018

Congratulations to all of our 2018 Paul Revere Award winners, but a special shout to Alfred Music and Theodore Presser. Both Alfred and Presser won awards for every score that they submitted. Find our entire list of winners at www.mpa.org!

05/24/2018

Registration now open for the 2018 MPA Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon | Music Publishers Association | Education and Advocacy

Registration now open for the 2018 MPA Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon!
http://www.mpa.org/content/registration-now-open-2018-mpa-annual-meeting-awards-luncheon

Mon, 2018-05-07 13:10 -- mpa-admin Click read more to reserve your seat!Please join us as we honor Congressman Doug Collins with the Arnold Broido Award for Copyright Advocacy and pay tribute to our colleague Charles Slater with the MPA Lifetime Achievement Award.Frank J. Oteri of New Music USA wi...

05/14/2018

Frog Gives Scorpion Ride: Is DiMA Trying To Strip MMA of Pre-1972 and AMP Protections in Senate?l

Frog Gives Scorpion Ride: Is DiMA Trying To Strip MMA of Pre-1972 and AMP Protections in Senate?l

Artists give Digital Media Association (DiMA) ride from House to Senate (illustration Mīrzā Raḥīm 1847 public domain). Wikipedia summarizes the fable of the Scorpion and the Frog as follows: A scor…

05/14/2018

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03/21/2018

The 2017 Paul Revere Award winners have made their next stop to the University of Arkansas Libraries!

03/20/2018

More Than Big-Name Acts, Music Rights Took Center Stage At SXSW

Behind the scenes of this year's SXSW, buzz surrounding rights and royalties

Last week, the music world descended on Austin, Texas, for the annual tech-and-entertainment confab fortnight known as South By Southwest. But unlike recent years, talk of music rights — not keynotes by big-name acts — took center stage.

03/12/2018

Get your scores ready! We will be opening submissions for the 2018 Paul Revere Awards for Graphic Excellence soon. Stay tuned here or at mpa.org for updates